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George Barry Bingham Sr.

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George Barry Bingham Sr.

Birth
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Death
17 Aug 1988 (aged 82)
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA GPS-Latitude: 38.244983, Longitude: -85.714302
Plot
Sec 13 Lot 101
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Second generation Publisher and Editor of Courier-Journal and the Louisville Times. During his leadership, both papers received six Pulitzer Prizes and numerous other national awards, including rankings in the top 10 newspapers of America. He was the stepson of Mary Lily Flagler Bingham when she married his father nine months prior to her death. He was given the rank of Commandeur, Legion d'Honneur, by French government for service, and was a Fulbright lecturer at Oxford University in 1955. He died at age 82.
Second generation Publisher and Editor of Courier-Journal and the Louisville Times. During his leadership, both papers received six Pulitzer Prizes and numerous other national awards, including rankings in the top 10 newspapers of America. He was the stepson of Mary Lily Flagler Bingham when she married his father nine months prior to her death. He was given the rank of Commandeur, Legion d'Honneur, by French government for service, and was a Fulbright lecturer at Oxford University in 1955. He died at age 82.


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